Planetary Science

Argonne maintains a wide-ranging science and technology portfolio that seeks to address complex challenges in interdisciplinary and innovative ways. Below is a list of all articles, highlights, profiles, projects, and organizations related specifically to planetary science.

‘Weird, hot, black ice’: Scientists discover new phase of water
Government Scientists Recover Hypothesized Crystal From Deep Within Earth
Scientists recreate hot black ice thought to exist on alien worlds
Scientists find strange black ‘superionic ice’ that could exist inside other planets

Using the Advanced Photon Source, scientists have recreated the structure of ice formed at the center of planets like Neptune and Uranus.
Argonne Has Become the Only US Facility to Study Samples of Asteroid 162173 Ryugu From Japanese Space Mission
Why Chicagoland Scientists Are Studying Asteroid Fragments
Argonne Gets Rare Access To Probe Asteroid Fragments Collected From Space
Space odyssey: Argonne scientists among the first to study asteroid fragments

Using X-ray techniques, scientists will study tiny specks of asteroid 162173 Ryugu, collected by a Japanese space mission. Learning more about how this asteroid formed will further our understanding of the solar system, including Earth’s formation.
Unlocking the secrets of Earth’s early atmosphere

Research partly conducted at the Advanced Photon Source helped scientists discover the composition of Earth’s first atmosphere. What they found raises questions about the origin of life on Earth.
Mira’s Last Journey: exploring the dark universe

A massive simulation of the cosmos and a nod to the next generation of computing